Local Sports 6/13/25
Yankton Post 12 Legion Baseball will make the trip to Sioux Falls today for the 2025 Dakota Classic. Thirty-six teams from six states and Canada are scheduled to compete in the four-day event. Yankton will play in the Sanford Field #1 pool with teams from Gillette, Wyoming, Hickman, Nebraska, and Papillion, Nebraska. Y...
Jun 13, 2025
Local Sports 6/12/25
Yankton Post 12 Legion Baseball split their neutral site doubleheader against Rapid City Post 320 last night in Chamberlain. Yankton lost game one 4-3. Gavin Johnson finished 2 for 4 at the plate with an RBI. Mark Kathol pitched the complete game for Yankton, striking out four batters in the loss. Game two ended 2-1 in...
Jun 12, 2025
Local Sports 6/11/25
Yankton Post 12 Legion Baseball travels to Chamberlain this afternoon for a neutral-site doubleheader against the Rapid City Post 320 Stars. Yankton holds a 10- 2 overall record so far this season, including a 6-0 record this past weekend en route to the Lewis and Clark Classic Championship. First pitch of game one is ...
Jun 11, 2025
Local Sports 6/10/25
The Yankton United Girls Soccer team took 1st place this past weekend in the U19 Division of the All-American Cup in Blaine, Minnesota. United outscored their opponents 12 to 1 in the group stage, defeating Fusion FC and Twin Cities Rush. During Bracket play, Yankton defeated Bemidji Extreme 3 to 1 in the semifinals an...
Jun 10, 2025
Local Sports 6/9/25
Yankton Post 12 are the 2025 Lewis and Clark Legion Baseball Classic Champions, going a perfect 6-0 over the three-day event. Yankton defeated Sioux Falls East in the championship game 13-5 in five innings. Owen Wishon had the biggest hit of the game with a three-run home run in the win. Easton Feser pitched the comple...
Jun 09, 2025
Local Sports 6/6/25
The Lewis and Clark Legion Baseball Classic begins today, with eighteen teams set to compete across three different pools. Yankton, Vermillion, and Crofton will all serve as host sites, with Championship Sunday being held in Yankton. Yankton Post 12 will play in the first and last games of their pool today, beginning a...
Jun 06, 2025
Local Sports 6/5/25
The South Dakota High School Softball State tournaments begin today for Class AA, A, and B, with several area teams set to compete. In Class A, Vermillion enters as the #8 seed. They will face top-seeded West Central in round one at 10:00 AM on June 5th. In Class B, Bon Homme, Gayville-Volin, and Avon all qualified for...
Jun 05, 2025
Local Sports 6/4/25
Yankton Post 12 Legion Baseball is now 4 and 2 on the season after splitting their doubleheader with Watertown Post 17 yesterday afternoon. Yankton took game one 3 to 1. Gavin Johnson, Beck Ryken, and Tate Beste each recorded a pair of hits, with Beste and Ryken both scoring a run. Mark Kathol earned the win on the mou...
Jun 04, 2025
Local Sports 6/3/25
Yankton Post 12 Legion baseball travels to Watertown this afternoon to take on the Post 17 Arrows. Yankton is 3 and 1 on the season following their doubleheader sweep of Harrisburg Post 45 Gold on Sunday. Watertown is currently undefeated in the legion season, with sweeps over Aberdeen, Brandon Valley, and Sioux Falls ...
Jun 03, 2025
Local Sports 6/2/25
Cale Haselhorst claimed the lone state title for Yankton at this past weekend's Class AA State Track and Field Championships, placing 1st in the boys' 110-meter hurdles. Haselhorst helped lead the Bucks to a 5th-place tie as a team with 49 points. The Gazelles finished 12th as a team with 27 points. Top-8 finishers for...
Jun 02, 2025
Local Sports 5/30/25
Yankton Track and Field competed in several events yesterday on the first day of the Class AA State Meet in Sioux Falls. The competitions included a variety of prelims and event finals, with Yankton multiple athletes placing top-8 in their prelim events. The boys' 400-meter relay team of Alex Swihart, Carson Ness, Evan...
May 30, 2025
Local Sports 5/29/25
Yankton track and Field travels to Sioux Falls this morning for the opening day of the Class AA State Meet at Howard Wood Field. Today's action is scheduled to begin at 9:00 AM. A full list of Yankton qualifiers is available below. Yankton State Track and Field Qualifiers: Bucks: Abram Chance in the 1600 and 3200. Mile...
May 29, 2025
Local Sports 5/28/25
Yankton Post 12 opened up their 2025 Legion baseball season with a doubleheader split against Huron. Yankton claimed game one 11 to 1. Beck Ryken finished 3 for 4 at the plate with a double. Mark Kathol pitched six innings for the win on the mound. Yankton was held to two hits in game two as Huron picked up a 2 to 0 wi...
May 28, 2025
Local Sports 5/23/25
Four Yankton Bucks have been selected as Class A Baseball All-State honorees, two on the first team and two on the second team. Juniors Beck Ryken and Samuel Gokie were chosen to the first team, with junior Gavin Johnson and senior Mark Kathol earning a spot on the second team. The quartet helped lead the Bucks to the ...
May 23, 2025
Local Sports 5/22/25
Mount Marty Junior Zelie Sorensen finished 7th in her heat at the NAIA Outdoor Track and Field National Championships yesterday, missing the cut for the finals. Sorensen finished with a time of 25.51 seconds. Sorensen was the lone Lancer to compete yesterday. Competing today for MMU will be Austin Gobel, Carl Massa, Ch...
May 22, 2025
Local Sports 5/21/25
The NAIA Outdoor Track and Field National Championships begin today, with nine Lancers making the trip to Marion, Indiana. For the Lancer men, Luke Rettedal is the lone individual qualifier in the shot put. Austin Gobel, Carl Massa, Chris Munoz-Sturgeon, Zavio Prato, and Jonathan Van Lien also qualified for the 1600-me...
May 21, 2025
Local Sports 5/20/25
Yesterday's scheduled softball matchup between the Yankton Gazelles and the Tea Area Titans was postponed due to weather in the Yankton area. The game will now be played on Friday at Sertoma Park. First pitch for the varsity game is scheduled for approximately 11:00 AM. Following the game, the Gazelles will travel to H...
May 20, 2025
Local Sports 5/19/25
Yankton Bucks Baseball punched their ticket to the State Tournament on Saturday with a two-game sweep of Brookings in the Class A Super Regionals. Yankton took game one 6 to 4. Six different Bucks recorded a hit in the win, led by Trey Sager, who finished with a pair of RBIs. Sam Gokie earned the win on the mound. Yank...
May 19, 2025
Local Sports 5/16/25
Yankton Bucks Baseball has had the schedule for their Super Regional series against Brookings changed due to inclement weather in the area. The first two games of the series will now be played tomorrow at Riverside Field, game one at 5:00 PM with game two to follow. Game three, if necessary, will be played on Monday, M...
May 16, 2025
Local Sports 5/15/25
Yankton Bucks Baseball will host Brookings tomorrow and Saturday in a best-of-three "Super Regional" series, with the winner advancing to the state tournament. Yankton was 3 and 1 against Brookings in the regular season. The teams split their doubleheader in Yankton on April 5th, with the Bucks taking game on...
May 15, 2025